Change agent

 The nurse acts as a change agent when assisting others, that is, clients, to make
modifications in their own behavior. Nurses also often act to make changes in a system
such as clinical care, if it is not helping a client return to health.

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1. A nurse can function as a catalyst
and planner for change
2. Clinical expertise, theoretical
knowledge, and a commitment to
the outcome of the change project
can empower the nurse to
successfully assess, plan,
implement, and evaluate the
change process.
3. A more seasoned nurse have more
leadership potential or
characteristics than a younger,
enthusiastic, energetic nurse can
change the healthcare system.
4. Nurses with their education and
exposure to the needs of patients
and the community, as well as
being recognized as the most
trusted and ethical profession, is a
major force for social change.
5. A change agent is a person and/or
organization that aggressively
challenges the status quo in health
care while at the same time
understanding the world in which
health care providers and
organizations function
6. For transformational change to
happen, all parties must
understand what benefits are
available to them as a result of
changing
7. The implementation of change is
often times a stressful and painful
endeavor
8. Clinicians often lack the ability to
actually measure the quality of
care their patients receive or the
outcomes they achieve

9. Effective change agents recognize

the importance of those milestone
moments and passionately pursue
every opportunity to celebrate
success
10. High-performing change agents
stand apart from others by virtue
of their ability to negotiate more
 expansive and powerful job
profiles that increase their capacity
to generate meaningful outcomes.

Sources:

https://healthinsight.org/about-us/healthinsight-blog/entry/1-healthinsight-blog/39-being-a-
change-agent-in-a-dynamic-health-care-environment

https://www.healthcatalyst.com/becoming-change-agent-healthcare-system-needs

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/patient-flow/4-tips-for-being-an-effective-change-
agent.html

https://www.td.org/Publications/Magazines/TD/TD-Archive/2013/07/Three-Qualities-of-
Highly-Successful-Change-Agents